Portsmouth are in such dire financial straits that they have asked the Premier League if they can sell players outside the transfer window. However, the move will depend on their request being sanctioned by the Football Association and FIFA as well as the Premier League. A spokesman for Pompey said: “I can confirm we have […]
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Arsenal’s trip to Portugal has got tougher as Arsenal’s injury list means that they will be without five regulars tomorrow night. Andrey Arshavin and Alex Song got injured against Liverpool last week and have not recovered while William Gallas, Eduardo and Manuel Almunia will also miss the game. “William Gallas has a calf injury. Alex […]
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United recovered from an early Ronaldinho to put Man United in the drivers seat of this Champions League tie. But this was a game that Milan could easily have won. Between Ronaldinho’s goal and Rooney’s equalizer, Milan missed at least three really good chances that if they had taken […]
Gareth Barry scored a late equalizer as Manchester City scrapped a 1-1 draw at 10-man Stoke to move up to fourth in the Premier League. After Stoke had Abdoulaye Faye sent off for a professional foul on Emmanuel Adebayor in the 53rd minute, Glenn Whelan gave Stoke the lead in the 72nd at the Britannia […]
This is a really big match for two clubs that have underachieved in the knockout stages of the Champions League in recent years. Real Madrid have been knocked out of the Champions League at this stage in each of the last five seasons, while Lyon have never been able to turn their domestic success into […]
There is talk in England that the Premier League is considering having a playoff for its fourth Champions League place. Currently the team that finishes fourth in the league but that could all change if plans by Premier League bosses go ahead. The proposal would take the teams finishing fourth to seventh having a playoff […]